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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1947.
UNEASY TRUCE HANGS OVER More
JAVA FRONT Canton Demands
U.S. Admiral May Intervené
Batavia, Aug. 5. Indonesia began its first day of peace after 15 days of fighting today when hostilities between the Indonesian Republicans and the Dutch forces officially ended with a midnight "cease fire." The Republican President, Dr. Soekarno, broad- cast the cease fire order to his troops over Jogjakarta radio last night. (Australia's representative on the Security Coun-
"cil, Colonel William Hodgson, had accused the~ Dutch Government authorities of delaying the transmission of the Council's note and pre- venting Indonesian officlals from communicat- ing with their Government, according to a Reuter report last night.)
An hour-and-a-half after a here which' Is the point
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Return Of Macao
Shanghai, Aug. b.
The Provincial Peoples. Assembly in Canton sent a message throughout the country demanding the immediate restoration of Macao, the Portuguese colong on the South Chine coast, to China, according to the Government-controlled Central News Agency.
The report added that the action was taken following news of an alleged killing of a Chinese national by the Porligitese police Mucos--Reuter.
LAST-MINUTE TALKS ON U.K. ORISIS
London, Aug. 5.
Dutch Mitchel bomber had ap-miles worth) nearest to the Re-Prime Minister Attlee met the full Cabinet today Jared over Jogjakarta afrfeld | publican capital of Jogjakarta
to drop an official copy of the Security Council's cable, four Dutch Kittyhawk fighters straffed a village adjoining the oirfeld, the radio sald.
In its reply to the Security Counell, the Republie Govern- | ment urged the appointment of a Commission of several coun- tries to arbitrate in the Dutch Indonesian conflict "because į there is no guarantee that the Dutch will not violate the cease- firo order."
United Peas Staff Corres- pondent on, the Ambarawa Front, Peter Hill Bald: '
"The midnight cease-fire ar. rived in moonlight tropies with only normal jungle noises and the anoring of Dutch troops breaking the silence:
Doubts
"The last gunfire pas heard several
In bours ago when dontsian troops attacked Ban- Joebiroe three miles south of
here.
Aa Dutch troops slept only the guards" were alert—not only
THE WEATHER
reached by the Dutch but al the way back along the twisting rond to Semarang on Java's north and central coast,
"Before going to sleep the Dutch troops were laughing as
their, taut nerves re'axed but they were fully aware that the Indonesian cease-Bre order might
the
not have reached
jungle fighters,
"Officers and gunrds on duty at midnight were thinking and
talking more of home and less
of fighting.
Fears
Of Reds
Washington, Aug. 5.-
came
The House Committee on Un-American 'Activi- ties today disclosed plans to combat communism in the Philippine islands. Bobert. E. Stripling, chiet inyes: ivator. ald the request from Cornelio T. Villareal, chair.. man of the Judicial Committee of the island Republic House of Re. presentatives. Villareal
also is head of a special committee that has been investigating the anti-government Hulkbalahap n.cvement In the Philippines.
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Jerusalem, Aug. 5.
A tremendous blast on Jerusalem's Street of Pro- phets at 4.30 p.m. local time today ripped apart the entire front wall of the Public Works De- partment building and killed a British police-
man
The blast threw a column of dust over 150 feet high. Several are believed injured.. Rescuers are digging feverishly in the pile of rubble. The explosion came just five and several Jewish political minutes after an alleged Irgun leaders. -In-a-leiler-to-Chairman J. Zval Leumi spokesman told the Parnell Thomas (Republican), of Palestine Post that the PWD the UnAmerican Activities Com-building would be blown up. malttee, Villarcal asked for **
It is believed the explosion memo un how to proceed" in an was caused by a time bomb. investigation of Communism and
It is believed three men are "other subversive activities"
still burled in the ruina, De Izlands.
"communiem
on
Is 1 common
problem of pur two countries." Villareal quoted.
Unknown Man
Mayors Held
The drive is a new attempt: to eradicate terrorism from the Ho'y Land,
all
Striking, simultaneously over Palestine, soldiers and: police seized Jewish lendern be-
The effect of Communist activi-street sald a uniformed
A storekeeper across the leved to be sympathetic to the man Irgun Zvai Leumi underground ties in the Philippines has reach warned him a few minutes be-organisation. et a stage of armed resistance to fore the b'ast to retreat inside. government authority and Lt
though this phase of the Red movement here is under control,
the PWD building a few seconds The man then walked inside before the blast.
The man was not seen again. known The bullding........., also
Mont of the Jews were hustled munities to prevent the figun off to prisons in Arab com-
from attempting to free them.
Chicago; Aug. 55,- Captain William. Odom ważn forced back out its yirt" · at- tempt to set:"auew Boto round-the-world ̧retorik - on; scheduled test flights for his plane,
Odam turned back คม Mon- day
when over the Bay
of Fundy in Nova Scotia because
of a defective airleon which made, it impossible for him to control the plone properly.
It was repealed that he also nearly cracked up on the take- of on Monday dițe to an over- fond of gasoline.
1-18-never-so-frightened- in all tiny Ufe," he said.— United Press.
New Man
In S'hai
Murder
for last-minute discussion of the auster itý programme which he is expected to put be- fore the House of Commons tomorrow in an effort to avert an economic crash in Britain this winter.. Approximately 1,000 crisis- Mr. Attlee their reply just he enxious Britons, Janimed into fore the Commona begins its
at there is still the delicate job of tiny Downing Street and stood two-day economic debate behind a polke line on the side. 2,30 p.m.
washing away Its political
There was ho official confirma- Shanghai, Aug. 5, The TUC la not expected to and intelectual influence over a walk opposite No. 10 while Mr.;
Bri- Hongkong-born tion of the mayors' arresta considerable portion of our people as the Labour buildings but & Government spokesman in tisher Charlie Attlee met the Cabinet with rafse any major objection.
Archer the plain, unimposing building.}.
"Keep Left"
from all walks of life."
· two-storey structure of stone. Throughout the day thu The "Keep Left" group of the Villareal said there obviously sandwiched between two hospi.rusalem admitt! that "ay has confessed he was Prime Minister and his prin- Labour Party is understand to is a tie between activities of the tal buildings in the centre of the proximately
driving the car on Fri- been arrested in a campaign cipal Ministers-Mr. Herbert have petitioned the Prime Communists in the United States; business district.
day afternoon on a high- "In low voices under a bril- Morrison, Lord President of Minister to "acorch the rumours and the Philippines.
It was formerly the German against terrorism. lant moon on this soft quiet the Council, Mr. Ernest Bevin. that Government would not kn Stripling did not disclose de. Consulate.
Informed Jewish sources said way outside Shanghai night they weighed the possibi- the Foreign Secretary, Sir ahead. with the nationalisation taits of the help the committee The first official communique the arreated leaders were in while Cpl. Thomas A. fities that shooting is really Stafford Cripps President of of iron and steel."
will provide but said the com. reported, one dead-the British volved with a Rightwing revi
allegedly Malloy of Chicago, fired over and some talked of their the Board of Trade, Mr. Hugh
There has been increasing re-nittee's policy in the past has constable and said two un-slonist party which girl friends on their farms in Dalton, Chancellor of the Ex
luctance apparent on the part been to give old to state organi. Identified persons are believed tacitly supports the Irgun Zvai the shots that killed a Holland.
chequer wore booked for in the Cabinet to push this to "stions requesting, it-Associated trapped
Leumi extremist campaign. black market gold and One soldier leaning against a dividual conferences with their the next scheduled step of their Press,
A little later two bodies were
The arrested JewIncluded US dollar dealer, Yu tropical tree, his face in the advisors and lenders of indus-sociullantion programme.
romoved from the wreckage and Tel-Aviv Mayor Isras Roka, Shen-shao, police in- shadows, said: Maybe the Re-j try and labour.
Abralism searchers believe one more man Ramat Gan, Mayor public is acting in good faith Tre all-powerful Trades
is trapped. B& but it will be troops over which Union Congress already had
Rescuers dug out a dust they have no control which will been given the brood outling
covered blast victim who was give us trouble. I expect to be of the Attlee programme and
shouting. "For God's sake get its general counel of 39 lead- around for a long time yet,
nie to a doctor." "At that moment there was a crA of British labour are to muffled thump from somewhere meel tomorrow morning to give
of in the hills,
"It may
have may not been a shot but the Dutch yol- dier threw down his cigarette
At 9860 hours (MT 13 p.m. Hune Kon and expressed himself in what} summer-timer-the-typhoon"wse rentradaouded remarkably like
200 miles E of Formosa moving NNW et
10 knots. Marianas, · over Barnen and in a ridge extending from the Bra of Japan BW 14 Barchivan. A vizorous Erough ties phone the coast of China.
Pressure in hlah. & of the blasphemous American word."
Today's Forecasti-Moderate 3W winds, fresh at times. wenther continuing un mottled with further showera.
Yesterday's Weather:- Maximum 4.1 deg. Fah Minimum T4.5 deg. Fab, *Bunshinei Ni hotir.
Balufall, -33.4 mm. 1. Inekem. Total since Jan. 1-1796.8 mm. against
an average of 1399.8 mm,
Kadina at nam 4 p.m.
10068 m.b.
Baró, at m.■.t.............«ăpng.0
Equin 21.70 29.6 inches.
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Dew Point
Wind Direction.
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$ knots.
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U.S. May Help
Unconfirmed Batavia reports anid today that Admira! William P. Leahy, naval advisor to the late President Roosevelt, may; head a possible United States mission to the East Indies to mediate the dispute thero in ac- cord with the United States offer.
Sources close to the Dutch headquarters here pointed out that Gen. George C Marshalt and Lt-Gen. Albert C. Wedeme yer had been
.sent in similar roles to China.
Hirohito
British morning newspaper headlines indicated Mr. Attee is awaiting word from Wash- ington before putting the finish- ing touches to his crisis speech. Whitehall hoped Washington would ease the terms of the American loan, especialy Arti- cles 7, 8, 9 governing the free convertibility of sterling and restrictiona on British trade within the Commonwealth,
There is hope that the In- Monetary Fund would declare dollars "scarce currency" which, under its re- gulations, wou'd free Britain from the free convertibility and non-discrimination clauses,
Turns Minerternationa!
Taira, Fukushima
Prefecture, Aug. &.. Emperor Hirohito made an unprecedented visit to a 1,500- foot deep coal mine pit in the noted Joban coalfields herd today.
During a 30-minute visit underground, Hirohito rubbed elbows with coalminers and encouraged them to boost cal production for the country's rehabilitation,
· Court officials who accont panied
the Emperor into the pil said the Emporar made no complaint despite a 118 degree Fahrenheit hont.
The Emperor is on a two- week tow of Northern Hon- shu-United Press.
Hirohito Must Share
War Guilt, Says Webb
(By Frank White)
Tokyo, Aug. 5. International Military Tribunal for the Far East President, Sir William Webb, sald today that he did not share the defense view that the Japanese Em- peror was merely acting under "constitutional government" when he fol- lowed Cabinet advice and ordered the war against the United States and Britain.
"If a Cabinet advises a King who directs the crime he com to commit a crime and the King mitted."
orders that ft. bb committed, Japdn' Emperor Hirohito there is no constitutional protec.with much of his power shorn tion, sald Sir William, In the under the new occupation-direct- course of discussion with De-ed conatitution still remains, on fense Attorney William Hogan the throne, p on the admissibility of the de-
The prosecution evidence" has fense testimony that certain Jop-repeatedly indicated that the here were advised against the Japanese military leaders charg opening of the Parle Wored by the prosecution with con Sir William remarked that "it spiracy to plan, Institute and still remains that the men who wage wars of aggression often advised the commission of a appealed to the emperors when if it be one are in no the civil government attempt to
poaltion than the man curb their activities.?
ON OTHER PAGES www.nformed
Lying Low
U.S. Stays Geared For War
Washington, Aug. 5. The War Department plans -to-keep ··60 complete govern
industrial ent- operated plants ready for immediate specialised production in the event of another war,
Secretary of War. Kenneth C. Royall on Monday made public: a report covering the Department's plans to keep Official quartera are keeping
in stock, or to provide by quiet until Mr.. Attlee spoke but.
prompt production in our there seemed, to be some sup- arsenals and atandby plants, port for the prediction that sufficient. material to resist the textile, motor and leather oppression during the fret industries Would
stage."—Associated Press. be given priority
cool and raw materia a to apced the export drive and bring in dollars.
on
A spokesman at the Ministry of Supply said that no "emer- gency orders" had gone out yet. for the re-allocation of essen)= tint raw materials especially coal and atcol.
He said it could be assured, however, that the coal industry' would be given as much eoal as
It wants within renson,”
He said that in last winter's
crisis when industry was limit-
sumption the stool industry was given 76 per cent
The spokesman said auch el-
:
Krinizi, Nathanya: Mayor Oved Vestigators revealed to- Ren Amt Petah-Tiqya, Mayor day. Joseph Saphir.
Malloy, who is attached to the The arrests marked the bold- Shanghai dotachment's hospital be est action by the Palestine au- the Army Advliory Group, in
The rescuers are working un-thorities to stamp out terrorism being detained for investigation der tottering walls which threa- since the arrest of the Jewish by the Chinese and American ten to crash at any moment. Agency leaders exactly a year military police.
The rolice and military cor-ago-United Press.
doned off the area and started searching for the perpetratorn even as rescue work went on.
Meanwhile, other police “and troops, combed orange groves near Tel-Letwinsky in a search for" the British officer reported to have been kidnapped. Thace hours later-there is still no evidence to: substantiate the ré port
Tel-Aviv was cordoned off mud no one allowed to leave the city.
British authorities, in a na- tion-wide, round-up of suspect- ed underground elements early today arrested Jewish mayors
Anti-Jew Mobs Rioting Again
(By Glenn Williams)
London Aug: 5.
ed to 50 per cent of its coal con-Jew-baiting crowds surged through the streets of - British cities on Monday night for the fourth
night of window-smashing demonstrations. locations were made on a quar- cluding a number of women, control, M
- Thirty-three persons, In-, the situation got beyond police terly basis and the alocations were arrested in Liverpool, Several others were arrested for the January quarter would where fire engines stood ready in Manchester and its suburbs. be made next month United to hose the demonstrators If Shop windows were smashed
Press.
CHINA IS GRATIFIED" BY BRITISH MISSION
Nanking, Aug. 5.
in London's Bethnal Green s804 tion, where many Jews live, and
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